IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Spain in a State of Emergency 2. The Failure of Spain’s Bankia SA 3. Latest Red Herring: A Eurozone “Bank Union” Fix 4. The Future of the Euro and the Eurozone 5. Consumer Confidence Heads Further South 6. The Fed: Time for QE3? 7. June 25: The End of Obamacare Rally...

The War for Spain Spain Goes “All In” “We Are Not Greece” The New Labor Force A Little Blue Suede Shoe Trouble I fully intended to ignore Spain this week. Really, truly I did. I had my letter all planned, but then a few notes drew my attention, and the more I reflected on them...

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What Next? Where Next? A World with Too Much Debt Debt Restructuring and Write-Offs The Euro Zone: Pouring Fuel on the Flames What If… ? The Year(s) Ahead Auld Lang Syne "Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse." ― Heraclitus, Fragments Which path...

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I had the pleasure of spending the morning and part of the afternoon today with Louis Gave and Anatole Kaletsky at a seminar here in Dallas; and we shared a long lunch, where Europe and China were the topics of conversation. So, with their permission, here is their latest "Five Corners," in...

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